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Why the Holidays Might Be the Perfect Time to Start Therapy

Many people wait for January to “finally start therapy.” But what if the most loving thing you could do for yourself this year was to start now?

Therapy during the holidays isn’t about adding one more thing to your to-do list. It’s about taking something heavy off your shoulders—so you can breathe again, think clearly, and maybe even find small moments of genuine peace.

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Christina Sheehan LPC LMHC, Inner Life Psychotherapy, burnout support, relationship burnout, burnout prevention, Highly Sensitive Women, trauma informed therapy, highly sensitive person boundaries Christina Sheehan Christina Sheehan LPC LMHC, Inner Life Psychotherapy, burnout support, relationship burnout, burnout prevention, Highly Sensitive Women, trauma informed therapy, highly sensitive person boundaries Christina Sheehan

Self-Care Boundaries to Prevent Burnout for Highly Sensitive Women

If you’re a Highly Sensitive Professional Woman, you care deeply. You show up fully. You give your best - always. But when giving outpaces receiving, emotional burnout sets in.

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Christina Sheehan, MS. LPC. LMHC

As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) myself (she/her pronouns), I know the struggle it can be to accept yourself and your unique abilities and needs. My dream is a world where all HSPs can feel their value and have the freedom to share their gifts in the world. Now, maybe more then ever, highly sensitive people and empaths are very needed to help care for this world. Through my private practice in Portland, Oregon I currently contribute by working with highly sensitive individuals on the issues that affect HSPs more deeply then others. This includes, covert narcissistic relationships, midlife transitions/crisis!, and learning about & accepting yourself.